Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) has completed the commissioning of the Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS), a 6000km undersea cable linking Florida, in the United States, to Ecuador and which has now entered into commercial service. PCCS is owned by a group of telecommunications operators
Sabella, a French tidal energy developer, has delayed the connection of its D10 tidal turbine with Ushant island, France. As reported earlier, Sabella planned to connect the 1 MW tidal turbine with the Ushant island during the neap tide, between July 24 and 27, but the company stated it was unsucces
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H135 to HTM Helicopter Travel Munich GmbH for offshore wind operations, marking a new milestone for the enhanced version of Airbus Helicopters’ lightweight rotorcraft previously known as the EC135 T3. The H135 is well adapted to the full range of offshore o
Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, has wrapped up a complete renovation of the French research vessel, Marion Dufresne II. Delivered on time, the oceanographic research vessel set sail for the Port of La Réunion where it will resume its logistic and scientific journey
SURF contractor, Ceona, has expanded its West African reach after entering into a strategic partnership with Interoil Angola. The partnership will see Interoil Angola, a player in offshore support vessel management in West Africa, support Ceona’s plans to expand into Angola. Ceona is already active
The WavePOD project has received a grant from Wave Energy Scotland (WES) for the development of a universal power take-off system for wave energy devices, used to convert mechanical energy to electricity. The WavePOD (Wave Power Offtake Device) project is jointly developed by Bosch Rexroth, Aquamari
A Total Marine Technology (TMT) Typhoon MK2 heavy work class ROV has been contracted to provide drill support for Viet Gazprom aboard the Deepsea Metro 1 drillship. Before the installation the structure of the ROV, deck had to be upgraded to accommodate the specifications of the TMT Typhoon MK2 ROV
Gazprom and BASF have signed a Memorandum of Intent stipulating the cooperation within the project for constructing the Nord Stream II gas pipeline. The document reflects the parties’ intents to implement a project for constructing two strings of the gas pipeline that would connect the Russian and t
Fugro has been awarded a contract by BG International Limited Sucursal Honduras to conduct an integrated multibeam echosounder survey and seabed coring campaign over its offshore acreage in the Honduran Caribbean. As part of BG’s exploration licence commitments, the campaign will map the seafloor to
Dolphin Geophysical is currently acquiring 4192km² of new Multi-Client 3D SHarp Broadband seismic in the northernmost region of the Norwegian North Sea. The survey targets both open and newly awarded APA acreage. Current acquisition progress stands at 40%, Dolphin informed. The Polar Duchess is util
Norwegian seismic player, Polarcus, has won a Letter of Award (LOA) from an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project. According to the Oslo-listed company, Polarcus will use its RightBAND technique for broadband data acquisition. The project, expected to run for approximately 45 days, is s
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has announced the list of successful contract awards following its first international competitive open call focused on innovative power take-off systems for wave energy converters. Over £ 7 mln has been awarded to 16 technology developers and consortia, from countries inc
Paris-based subsea major Technip has slipped into the red in the second quarter as the company booked one-off restructuring charges on market adjusting plans, announced earlier in June. Namely, on July 6, Technip announced the launch of a restructuring plan with a total one-off charge of €650 millio
Carnegie Wave has announced that its CETO 5 wave energy array has reached 12.000 hours of cumulative, continuous operation at sea. The 720kW array featuring three CETO 5 units, deployed as part of Perth Wave Energy Project, has seen a wide range of sea states, including waves up to 5.7 m high since
